prophet jeremiah[1]
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By: Jessica Morris and Kristie Manzueta
Section 2
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The story of Jeremiah is found in the book
of Jeremiah
He is also mentioned in the Book of
Lamentations
A collection of five hymns of grief
composed shortly after the fall of
Jerusalem
Not written by Jeremiah but the writer
sounds like Jeremiah
He is also mentioned in the books of
Baruch
Was written by several authors
centuries after the exile
Baruch was Jeremiahs scribe, so he
carried on many of Jeremiahs teachings
Woodcuts by GustaveDor (1832-1883)
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The events during the time of Jeremiah begin at about 626 B.C
They are also at the time after the kingdom divides into Israel
and Judah (B.C 922) after North is destroyed but before the Exile
of Judah (B.C 587)
At the beginning of the book of Jeremiah, King Josiah was in power He ruled the Southern kingdom of Judah
He was a good king just like David
Jeremiah was born to a priestly family, to the son of Hilkiah and
lived in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin
Anathoth was a village about three miles northeast of Jerusalem
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We are not told where he is whenGod calls him at about the age of 20
Jeremiah was frightened by the call
of God, exclaiming that he was tooyoung
Jeremiah is hesitant to answer Godscall, so God tells him not to fear
Jeremiah accepts this and does Gods
will Jeremiah has two visions at first
He sees the branch of an almondtree (which is also called awatching tree)
This symbolizes that God iswatching to see if Judah andJerusalem will change
Jeremiah had to reveal his visionsto the people but is hated fortelling the people news that they
do not want to hear
Woodcuts by Gustave Dor(1832-1883)
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When King Josiah is killed during a battle with the Egyptians, the Egyptians choosehis son Jehoiakim to be king of Judah
Jehoiakim sides with the Egyptians against the king of Babylon Through Jeremiah God warns that Judah and Jerusalem will get the punishment
their crimes deserve
When God tells Jeremiah to search the city, looking for an honest person he canfind no one The people have filled their houses with the goods taken from the poor and have grown
rich and have taken everything from the poor including crops They were oppressing foreigners
Killing innocent people
Worshipping idols etc.
The Judahites felt overly confident in believing that god would never let anythinghappen to Jerusalem, therefore, ignoring Jeremiahs message
Jeremiah warns the people that not even the temple assures Gods presenceunless they stop the crimes that they are doing
The people get frustrated with what Jeremiah tells them so they start a riot andcall for Jeremiahs death, Jeremiah gets away at the last minute and escapes alive
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After Jeremiah demonstrates for some of Jerusalemsleaders that God will destroy the city through theBabylonians he is accused of blasphemy
They have him beaten and put in jail overnight
Jeremiah feels tricked by God does not want to live the rest of his life being persecuted He no longer wants to be a prophet
As soon as he says that and as soon as he tries to hold inGods message it builds up in his heart and he cannothold it in anymore
Just as fast as his mood and faith went down it comes rightback up and he lets out his famous cry ofdispair andcurses the day he was born
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Babylon won the battle against Judah
Babylon attacks Jerusalem but does not destroy
it Jehoiakim is killed and his son, King Jehoiachin
is sent off to exile to Babylon in 597 B.C
This is the first exile for Judah
Jeremiahs message for the people is
Do not resist Babylon. Go willingly into
exile, and make the most of this sadsituation. It will be a time for something newto happen in you.
Jerusalem must go into exile otherwise it willbe destroyed
Jeremiah tells them to settle down there
Build houses
Plant gardens
Have children
One day God will bring them home
Makes sure that they know that the Exile is notfor annihilation as they feared but exile so thatthey will purify themselves from their sins
The Prophet Jeremiah many criticsopinion of the only competition in allof France are the relief panels of SantoDomingo de Silos in Spain
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Jeremiah will be accused fortreason For demoralizing the army
He said that they should surrenderinstead of fight for a king and a country
The nobles throw him into amuddy, deep, cistern to die
He doesnt die because he issaved by an Ethiopian courtier
In a dark moment like this, Godspeaks to him of great hope God promised that he will make a new
covenant with the people, writing thelaw on their hearts instead of on stonetablets
He will forgive their evil and
remember their sin no more
Sketch by Unknown ArtistJeremiah at the bottom of thecistern
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In 587 B.C the Babylonians return to Jerusalem and destroy it King Zedekiah is captured and taken in chains to Babylon Jeremiah stays behind and tells the people that they will be safe
as long as they remain in the ruined city and give into Babylonianrule
Once again the people refuse to believe Jeremiah
They flee to Egypt taking Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch withthem Few of them ever return to Jerusalem With that, Jeremiah disappears and no one knows what happens
to him One tradition says that he is murdered in Egypt by his fellow
Judahites which is possible but not recorded anywhere Only Baruch returns to Jerusalem
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God is the creator (e.g. 10:11-13)
False idols are bad (e.g. 14:14-16)
The Lord is all-powerful (e.g. 32:27)
Sin comes with consequences (e.g. 31:30) The Law written on their hearts
Jeremiahs own suffering is shown as exile from his
own people and in the process, has brought him closer
to God than ever before He tells Israel that it must do the same
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Jeremiahs teachings were
ultimately correct Jerusalem falls and some go
into exile at Babylon
He taught that false prophets
caused problems, wrath wouldcome, and afterwards,
forgiveness would occur
He is beaten, imprisoned and
thrown into a well in theprocess
Painting from the year 1630 titled "JeremiahLaments the Devastation of Jerusalem" bythe artist Rembrandt. This painting can be
viewed today in Amsterdam at theRijksmuseum.
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Fresco painted between (1508-
1512) By Michelangelo Buonarroti(1475
1564)
Located in the Sistine Chapel,
Vatican City Most likely depicted Jeremiah
lamenting the fall of Jerusalem
Does not really have a specific title
but is famous with the title ofThe Prophet Jeremiah by
Michelangelo